Yes, it is easy to have them. There are templates and plugins and whatever else. But what’s the point and value obtained? Are they for planning ahead, or for retrospecting. Let’s collect some thoughts

Planning Ahead

People seem to heavily like doing this. It’s close to my former daily VanMoof prompt: “What are you planning to do today?” But assuming a well-organized board of work, why would that be necessary? I will either pick what is at the top of the work pile, or pick out what’s at top-of-mind. Why people make commitments is perhaps a question to ask here.

Retrospecting

Retrospecting to a meaningful day is pleasant. You can go over a past experience and relive part of it, through your current lens. A key point of that is to have the tools of remembrance - a picture can be very helpful for me.

Task management

Some folks seem to be doing task management in their notes. I don’t feel fond of that - I find that can be done in dedicated tools